The Protected Cheeses of Italy

List updated as of 12/31/2015 – this list includes all cheeses that have applied for protection and/or have been granted protection. Please refer to The EU DOOR listfor clarification of current status.

Several countries in Europe and the European Union promote and protect certain agricultural products and foodstuffs. For more information on this practice, please read my posting.

The EU has three levels of designation )Icons are shown above): Protected Designation of Origin (PDO); Protected geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG). You can also visit the European Commission’s page regarding geographical indication and lists of all designated cheeses, wines and other products.

While studying for the ACS CCP exam in 2013 and mentoring candidates in 2014, I studied and stressed the importance of understanding the European Union’s protection of certain foods stuffs; for the exam, specifically the cheeses. The countries that I concentrated on were France, Italy, Spain, England and to a lesser extent, Portugal. In updating my postings and pages for the “Cheese” category I wanted to make sure my information was correct and updated and in doing my research I discovered so many other countries that have protected cheeses. In addition to the complete list below, I have created addition “Sub-Category” pages which break the list into countries and/or regions.

In addition to links to my reviews, I have provided links other sites with information about the cheeses.

I welcome all corrections and/or additions to these lists – leave them in the comment box at the bottom of this page. Thanks!!

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